﻿AERO-SATCOM
helps
head
of
state
aircraft
move
to
Inmarsat’s
aeronautical
Global
Xpress
(GX)
service

6
December
2016

AERO-SATCOM,
the
joint
venture
(JV)
between
Eclipse
and
NSSLGlobal
signed
an
agreement
with
Inmarsat’s
Global
Government
business
unit
which
sees
the
JV
appointed
as
Global
Xpress
(GX)
Value
Added
Reseller
(VAR)
for
the
Government
Aero
market*.
With
Swift
Broadband
and
Swift
64
distribution
agreements
previously
signed,
this
latest
development
allows
AERO-SATCOM
to
work
alongside
local
partners
to
offer
Inmarsat’s
high
performance
Ka-band
services.
AERO-SATCOM’s
first
provisioning
of
aeronautical
GX
services
will
be
through
a
local
government-focused
Inmarsat
Service
Provider
for
a
fleet
of
Europe-based
head
of
state
aircraft.

The
head
of
state
aircraft
retrofit
begins
in
December
with
the
service
expected
to
be
fully
operational
from
February
2017.
AERO-SATCOM
will
add
value
to
the
core
GX
service
by
supporting
the
delivery
of
onboard
solutions
developed
by
Eclipse
that
provide
on-board
bandwidth
management,
bandwidth
optimisation
and
credit
card
payments
for
passenger
internet
access.

Shaun
Flanagan,
Sales
Director,
AERO-SATCOM
said:
“By
using
its
globally
available
high
throughput
end-to-end
satellite
network,
Inmarsat’s
aeronautical
GX
Ka-band
service
brings
higher
levels
of
connectivity
to
aircraft,
enabling
video
conferencing,
seamless
web
browsing,
live
video
streaming
and
file
downloads.
However,
the
aero
global
government
market
rarely
wants
a
‘standard’
package
and
values
the
expertise
of
AERO-SATCOM
to
add
value
through
custom
technologies
that
help
them
get
the
most
from
their
data.
Our
ability
to
access
a
satcom
laboratory
installation
of
the
aeronautical
satcom
system
that
supports
Global
Xpress
gives
AERO-SATCOM
a
big
advantage
in
terms
of
better
supporting
customer
demonstrations
and
developing
these
kind
of
custom-specific
applications.”

Andy
Start,
President,
Inmarsat
Global
Government,
said:
“For
head
of
state
aviation
customers,
the
aeronautical
GX
service
transforms
the
in-flight
experience
by
offering
a
global
on-board
connectivity
service
that
is
secure,
reliable
and
high-speed.
AERO-SATCOM,
with
its
perfect
blend
of
experience,
expertise
and
resources,
is a
key
Value
Added
Retailer
for
the
Inmarsat
Global
Government
team
and
plays
an
important
role
in
helping
us
roll
out
GX
to
this
highly-specialised
market.”

AERO-SATCOM meets
the
market
need
for
an all-round aeronautical
satellite
communications
company
that
bridges
the
gap between
two
complex industries;
the
Governmental
Aircraft
industry
and government
sector
Mobile
Satellite
Services (MSS).
The
AERO-SATCOM
team
has
the specialist
skills
required
to
meet
all
the
technical, regulatory
and
commercial aspects
of
projects
when
customer
requirements
develop
where these
two industries
overlap.
AERO-SATCOM’s
business
model
is
based
on
creating
strong partnerships
with
companies
that
can
leverage
its
technical
and
regulatory skills
with
exposure to
their
local
government
markets.